Weekly Poultry Report
Eastern Pennsylvania
And New Jersey
I’l'Kfs of li«hl tv pc liens held
unchanged Demand good limn
piocessois as an unpiou-d
movement to canneis of diess
ed pioducl noted in some cpi.n
ters Offerings baiclv adcritialc
as producers holding for fmth
er production of postpone pick
up due to favorable egg prices
Offerings of heavy hens ade
quate for a fairly good inter
est. Occasional colored hens
noted at 8-BVic delivered plants.
Prices paid at farm- Light Type
Hens: 4-6%c mostly 6-6'4c in
Pennsylvania mostly 5-sVac in
New Jersey. Heavy Type Hens
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Delmarva
Ready-to-cook movement con
tinues fairly good with clear
ances satisfactory at most
plants Advance interest spotty
ranging good to only fair Less
than-trucklot prices trending
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Federally Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
For week ending September 17, 1970
Cattle Hogs Sheep
Week to date 489,000 1,352,000 172,000
Same period last week 379,000 986,000 134^000
Same period last year 484,000 1,247,000 173,000
Estimated daily livestock slaughter under Federal Inspection
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US Grade A. 30-31 mostly
30*2 31, Plant Grade 29 30 most
ly 29' 2 .
Special packs including 1%-
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(Prices paid dock weights, cents
pei pound, except wheie noted)
HENS, Heavy Type sVfc-21Vfe
14-17, PULLETS 16-40 26-33,
ROASTERS 10 35 25-28, DUCKS
31-36, DRAKES 32-38, RAB
BITS 20-40 27-31, GUINEAS
57V2-65, PIGEONS (Pei Pair)
75-3 15 90-1 10
TOTAL COOPS SOLD 775.
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finish of sl.mghlei sleets slight
lv moie .illi.ulive linn l.isl
week with lit penenl I’nine ,md
71 peicenl ('hone This loin
p.nes with 16 penenl I’mne
.md 74 penenl (hone l.isl
week .md 18 peteenl I’iinie
.inti 68 penenl Ctioiee l.isl
vc.ir Aveiage cost ,md weight
of sl.mghlei sleeis. eslnn.iled
at 31 15. highest in seven weeks,
and 1154 lbs eompaicd with
30 74 and 1166 lbs last week,
and 29 66 and 1150 lbs last yeai
Heifer supply mainly High
Good to Low Prime weighing
850-1025 lbs average cost of
slaughter heifeis, estimated at
2(175, highest in five weeks,
compared with 28 36 last week,
and 27 32 last year
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Prime 1200-1375 lbs Yield
Grade 3 and 4 32 50-33 00, fully
two dozen loads at 33 00, equal
to the highest pi ice since April
High Choice and Pume 1100-
1375 lbs 31.50 32 50, at mid
week, Choice 11501400 lbs
Yield Grade 2 to 4 30 25 31 50, BROWN
Choice 950-1150 lbs 29 50 31 00, Fey Laige
largely 29 75-30 50, Mixed Good Mediums
and Choice 29 00-30 00, Good Pullets
26 75 29 00, Standard and Low Peewees
Good 26 00 26 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
On Wednesday, two loads Prime Tone Laige Whites suffering from wide selection and
1025 lbs. 30 00, High Choice and lag of buyer confidence Smaller sizes fum and well cleared
Prime 950-1050 lbs Yield Grade
3 and 4 29 25-29 75, Choice 850-
1025 lbs. Yield Grade 2 to 4 28 -
00 29 25, Mixed Good and
Choice 750-900 lbs. 27 00-28 00,
Good 25 75-27.00
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Weakly UEP Egg Market
Prices
I uesilav, Septembei 15 anil I'hin sd.iv. Si plembei 17
llegion
Noi I Invest
Cenlial West
Southwest
Midwest
Southeast
Noitheast
National Aveiagc
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
Fiom Monday, September 14th to Fnday. Septembei 18th
Mon.
WHITE
Fey Ex Lai ge 53
Laige 48
Mediums 35'z
Pullets
Peevvees
unquoted
unquoted
unquoted
Standaids 44
Checks 23
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Garden Spot YF Slate
Corn Silage Meeting
At 7.30 pm Tuesday, Sept
22 the Gaiden Spot Young
Fai mers will hold a Silage Meet
ing in the agucultme classroom
of the Garden Spot High School,
New Holland.
Topics to be coveied will in
clude “When to Harvest,”
“Storage and Hai vesting Tips,”
and “Use of Pi esei vatives ”
With some blighted com in
the aiea, the piopei manage
ment of this ci op can go a long
way in saving the gieatest feed
ing value of the com
Guest speakeis will include
lepiesentatives fiom New Hol
land Division of Speu y Rand,
Pioneei Seed Co, and McNess
Co
All inteiested persons are in
vited Refreshments will follow
the meeting
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Twin Valley FFA
A regular meeting of the
Twin Valley FFA was held Tues
day, September 15 in the voca
tional agncultuie room at Twin
Valley High School Fouiteen
membeis were piesent Several
new officeis were elected
Officers foi 1970-71 school
year are Fred Mast, piesident;
Frank Stoltzfus vice piesident;
Bob McGowan, secretary, Paul
Oldham, tieasuiei. Richard
Kuitz, leportei. Bob Hoinber
ger, sentinal, and Jeiiy Jackson,
chaplain
A committee of three was
chosen to set up a laige sale
this fall The committee con
sists of Fiank Stoltzfus, Paul
Oldham, and Bill Fold
Chaptei dues weie set at 50
cents and it was decided that
the chapter tieasuiy would pay
state and national dues foi all
membei s
The next meeting will be held
Tuesday, Septembei 22 in the
vocational agucultuie classioom.
Richaid Kuitz
Chaptei Repoiter
ROHRER'S
FANCY
Small
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15
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Frl.
1 35
5.95
21.50
42 50